Patents by Inventor Tadashi Nagami

Tadashi Nagami has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11667184
    Abstract: An hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) drives front wheels by a motor-generator via drive shafts by use of electricity generated by an internal combustion engine (ICE). A lower portion of the internal combustion engine is locate on a front side of a lower portion of the motor-generator in the vehicle body with being distanced therefrom. A steering gearbox is placed between the internal combustion engine and the motor-generator and located on a front side of the drive shafts. According to this configuration, driving stability, steering feeling, and noise and vibration can be balanced at a high level.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Miyakawa, Toshio Enomoto, Koji Tanimura, Tadashi Nagami
  • Publication number: 20220227217
    Abstract: An hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) drives front wheels by a motor-generator via drive shafts by use of electricity generated by an internal combustion engine (ICE). A lower portion of the internal combustion engine is locate on a front side of a lower portion of the motor-generator in the vehicle body with being distanced therefrom. A steering gearbox is placed between the internal combustion engine and the motor-generator and located on a front side of the drive shafts. According to this configuration, driving stability, steering feeling, and noise and vibration can be balanced at a high level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2019
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takayuki Miyakawa, Toshio Enomoto, Koji Tanimura, Tadashi Nagami